Wheel Throwing 101 - Beginner Wheel Throwing Course

Ready to finally get on the pottery wheel? Our 6-week beginner course is the perfect place to start your ceramic journey. You’ll learn foundational wheel-throwing techniques—centering, pulling, trimming, and attaching handles—while exploring your own creative voice in a relaxed, supportive environment.

Unlike most beginning pottery classes, we offer private or small-group instruction so you can learn directly at the wheel alongside your instructor, with personalized, step-by-step guidance in every session.

Start with a Required Introductory Session
All new students begin with a 2-hour Introductory Session. This session gives you the chance to try the pottery wheel, learn the basics, and get a feel for the studio before committing to the full course.

If you decide to continue, the $45 will be applied toward the total course cost.

Course Price: $300

($45 deposit via Introductory Session + $225 balance if you continue)

Payment plants are available - the remaining $255 can be split into two equal payments of $127.50.

What You'll Learn:

• Basic throwing skills: centering, pulling, trimming, attaching handles

• How to glaze and finish your work

• Clay stages and firing process

• Optional surface design & hand-building techniques

• Studio etiquette and how to work independently in a communal space

What You’ll Need:

Clay and studio tools are provided, but students are encouraged to bring:

• Sketchbook for ideas, glaze notes, and project tracking.

• Clothes you don’t mind getting dirty or an apron. (It all washes out, you’ll just look like an artist when you leave!)

• Close-toed shoes. (Students who choose to wear anything other than close-toed shoes do so at their own risk and assume all responsibility for their footwear choices.)

• Short and/or trimmed nails. (We have nail clippers, but it is immensely difficult to throw on the wheel with long nails.)

Studio Culture:
We value a respectful, community-minded space. All students are expected to clean up their station, be considerate of others using the studio, track their projects, and spend practice time outside of class (approx. 3 hrs/week) to build their skills.

Course Schedule Includes:

• Weekly 2-hour lessons (private or small group - prices listed above are per person)

• Optional independent practice time

• Final glazing session + firing of finished work

• Full syllabus and calendar provided upon enrollment

Location: Once and Future Things Studio - 3956 S. Hudson Ave., Tulsa, OK 74135
Enrollment opens for September – space is limited!

Please find detailed syllabus HERE.

Space is limited! So, book your Introductory Session now below!